Brooklyn Jumbies Workshop
Donation protected
The stiltwalkers in the Cody ChesnuTT video shown in the YouTube clip at the bottom of this page are the Brooklyn Jumbies, and they are willing to come to Philadelphia to do a children's workshop this fall. The workshop is being co-organized by stiltwalker and Philadelphia School of Circus Arts administrator Tanaya Thomas.
From everything I have seen both at Circus Arts and with the Jumbies, growing COMMUNITY and growing SKILLS are their top priorities. This workshop will enrich culture, community, educational initiatives and confidence-building (and gorgeous) skills to philadelphia children.
We have a really passionate goal of getting half the kids into this workshop on "scholarship" -- in other words, we need to crowdfund the cost of the workshop, and use this one-day opportunity as a jumping off point to get Germantown kids involved in the Circus Arts school.
As for eligibility for the "scholarship", Germantown educators and community initiators will be identifying kids who are willing to write a paragraph about themselves and why they want to participate in an Afro-Carribean stilt workshop. Non-scholarship kids who sign up will still have some of the costs of this workshop offset by this fundraising project.
This truly has germantown written ALL OVER IT and I am hoping we can harness that community spirit to pull together this relatively modest monetary goal. But we need more than "likes" on Facebook to do it!
Workshop is currently scheduled for September 27, 2014, from 2-4 pm.
Brooklyn Jumbies:
ABOUT Brooklyn Jumbies Inc. performs numerous cultural elements of the African Diaspora including Stilt Walking, Folk/Traditional African Drum and Dance, Fire Breathing, Limbo Dancing and much more. We also educate the youth in life and trade skills.
MISSION Brooklyn Jumbies Inc. is an organization whose sole purpose is to heighten the community’s cultural awareness of African/African-Caribbean culture. It is important to pass on our rich heritage that we as a people can be proud of, as well as, to educate people of different backgrounds regarding these traditions. Website: http://www.brooklynjumbies.com/
About the Venue: Philadelphia School of Circus Arts PSCA is the regional center of contemporary circus arts. Our seasoned faculty leads a curriculum featuring aerials (static trapeze, corde lisse, aerial silks and lyra), juggling, unicycling, tightwire, tumbling and physical conditioning. Website: http://phillycircus.com
additional resources: http://hyperallergic.com/137746/an-international-stilt-dancing-collaboration-stands-tall/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lgog8c4FnEwww.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lgog8c4FnE
From everything I have seen both at Circus Arts and with the Jumbies, growing COMMUNITY and growing SKILLS are their top priorities. This workshop will enrich culture, community, educational initiatives and confidence-building (and gorgeous) skills to philadelphia children.
We have a really passionate goal of getting half the kids into this workshop on "scholarship" -- in other words, we need to crowdfund the cost of the workshop, and use this one-day opportunity as a jumping off point to get Germantown kids involved in the Circus Arts school.
As for eligibility for the "scholarship", Germantown educators and community initiators will be identifying kids who are willing to write a paragraph about themselves and why they want to participate in an Afro-Carribean stilt workshop. Non-scholarship kids who sign up will still have some of the costs of this workshop offset by this fundraising project.
This truly has germantown written ALL OVER IT and I am hoping we can harness that community spirit to pull together this relatively modest monetary goal. But we need more than "likes" on Facebook to do it!
Workshop is currently scheduled for September 27, 2014, from 2-4 pm.
Brooklyn Jumbies:
ABOUT Brooklyn Jumbies Inc. performs numerous cultural elements of the African Diaspora including Stilt Walking, Folk/Traditional African Drum and Dance, Fire Breathing, Limbo Dancing and much more. We also educate the youth in life and trade skills.
MISSION Brooklyn Jumbies Inc. is an organization whose sole purpose is to heighten the community’s cultural awareness of African/African-Caribbean culture. It is important to pass on our rich heritage that we as a people can be proud of, as well as, to educate people of different backgrounds regarding these traditions. Website: http://www.brooklynjumbies.com/
About the Venue: Philadelphia School of Circus Arts PSCA is the regional center of contemporary circus arts. Our seasoned faculty leads a curriculum featuring aerials (static trapeze, corde lisse, aerial silks and lyra), juggling, unicycling, tightwire, tumbling and physical conditioning. Website: http://phillycircus.com
additional resources: http://hyperallergic.com/137746/an-international-stilt-dancing-collaboration-stands-tall/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lgog8c4FnEwww.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lgog8c4FnE
Organizer
Frau Perchta
Organizer
Philadelphia, PA
